George

Oxford winner of 3 prizes in economics (Calvin Cheng prize); PPE Oxford First; started Cambridge MPhil in Economic Research; the A* was the most common grade for my A-Level economics students in 2024; economics A-Level lessons delivered up to a 5 grade boost to students struggling with the subject in six months. I have over 4000 hrs and 7 years professional experience tutoring; I have taught at least eighty five economics A-Level one to one students.

I have many AS economics students going into the second year at the moment and can take on more economics A-Level students as well.

Economics A-Level:
I have specialized in economics A-Level as my professional focus, where I scored a First in economics, with three prizes in economics (including the Calvin Cheng prize), at Oxford University; I have experience teaching a huge number of students (80+ 1to1 economics A-Level economics students); I cover in lessons all the analysis, evaluation and application in depth needed to score a top grade in A-Level economics on the mark scheme to optimize results, learning and exam technique for students; I have written very detailed exam focused A-Level economics notes, covering the key evaluation, analysis and application points for the whole of A-Level economics. Evaluation is worth up to 28% of marks and is crucial to score well for all exam boards on the mark scheme (AQA/Edexcel/OCR/Edequas). I offer detailed evaluation points in lessons that I have carefully prepared for students because it is weighted so highly on the markscheme for A-Level economics. My students have exceptional performance consequently, with the A* being the most common grade achieved my students in 2024. I can make sure students know exactly what they are doing in the exam to maximize their mark on the markscheme in 25 marker questions. I offer bespoke tailored lessons on exactly what students need to unlock their potential and get the highest possible A-Level economics grade.

Qualifications:

1. University of Oxford: BA (First Class Hons) PPE 2018-21 - top in the year in game theory at Oxford University; ranked 18/229 (top 8%) amongst the PPE cohort at Oxford University, scoring two excellent firsts and four First Class economics exams at Oxford University.

2. University of Cambridge: MPhil in Economic Research 2022-present (ongoing)

3. A-Levels: A*AAA Maths, Further Maths, Government and Politics and History
   -94% average in 5 AS levels, including Philosophy AS.

4. 10A*s at GCSE with an A in additional maths (the top grade). RGS Guildford.

Awards at Oxford University in economics:

1. Calvin Cheng Prize in Economics from Hertford College Oxford University

2. Outstanding performance in Economics from Hertford College Oxford University

3. Joint best performance in PPE from Hertford College Oxford

Maths (11+/13+/16+/GCSE/A-Level):
Previous 11+ and 13+ students attained places at KCS Wimbledon, RGS Guildford (my old school), Charterhouse, Churcher’s, Marlborough, Seaford, Halfiord and Akademeia High School (Warsaw); students’ increased their grade from 40 to 90 percent in pure maths from A-Level lessons.
I have tutored private clients maths for 7 years, since 2017, for entrance exams (7+, 11+, 13+ at top UK Private schools), IGCSE, GCSE and A-Level (I have thousands of hours of experience teaching maths). I tutored A-Level maths as well as economics heavily in an international tutoring school Akademeia Tutorial College full time.

Oxbridge Admissions: Several former students have attained places at Oxford University for economics related subjects (PPE and E&M); I helped a student go from the 30th percentile to the 1st percentile in the TSA, which secured them a place at Oxford University (Lady Margaret Hall) for Economics and Management. I can help with the TSA, college choice, extra reading and personal statements.

Politics A-Level: all students in 2022-2023 cohorts got A/A* in Politics A-Level. I got 100/100 in Politics AS and studied the subject in PPE at Oxford.

Tutoring Experience

I have six years experience as a private tutor and worked full time (50+ hrs 1to1 a week) last year as a professional tutor at Akademeia Tutorial College, Warsaw (for international students seeking A-Levels and GCSEs for UK universities). I teach GCSE maths, economics A-Level, Maths A-Level, oxbridge applications (interviews, personal statements, general preparation and guidance and the PPE entrance exam, TSA), politics A-Level, economics A-Level and 11+ and 13+ entrance exams for private schools. . My lessons on essay evaluation notes for A-Level Economics I wrote have helped several students jump grades (from C to A) very quickly through better exam technique as well as critical evaluation of economic models in the A-Level. Additionally, students last year increased their maths A-Level scores in pure papers from 40% to 90% through private A-Level maths tutoring. I have helped students win places at RGS Guildford (where I was a student), Churcher’s College (11+), KCS Wimbledon (11+), Wellington College (13+), Charterhouse (13+), Churcher’s (11+) and Marlborough (13+) and places at Oxford University. A student came in the top 1% of Oxford University PPE applicants after private lessons, but was on the 30th percentile in practice exams beforehand, which secured them a place at Oxford University (Lady Margaret Hall) for Economics and Management. I tutored a student maths for the 11+ entrance exam and they achieved a commendation for their performance in the exam. I have taught students aged 7-13 at the Kumon maths centre in Haslemere. I have structured revision and school work for students who dropped out of school for their GCSEs, providing home schooling for over 5 months as the main source of teaching. I have inspired many students in maths by accelerating them through the GCSE course to reach their potential.

Tutoring Approach

My economics lessons cover all the analysis and evaluation needed to get an A* for each economics model in A-Level economics. I have detailed notes on online whiteboards that are shareable with the students for every economics model to help them consolidate the material and prepare for the exam. I find evaluation, which is 40% of all essay questions, is not covered well in either the edexcel textbook or the specification, so I have bought extra textbooks to offer clear and thorough coverage of evaluation to make sure students get the 40% of marks available in essay questions in the exam for evaluation. I cover and clarify key concepts, models and evaluation too in the lessons that students need to do well in A-Level economics exams. These lessons focused on economics evaluation have helped students climb several grade boundaries from private tutoring lessons quickly. My maths lessons typically focus on past papers for A-Level and GCSE that my students have done or need help with. I help with practicing and solving the past papers in an interactive and engaging manner on online whiteboards that helps with gaining confidence, experience and problem solving methods relevant for maths exams. I set homework too to structure students' independent learning and help consolidate what we cover in lessons. I enjoy inspiring students to do well in their studies and future through tutoring. I like the theory of the zone of proximal development from Vygotsky as it relates to teaching and capturing students' interests. I find younger students in particular respond well to lessons that stretch and engage them at the edge of what they currently know and have mastered. Economics research indicates students can learn up to 3 times more a year by having questions tailored to their current knowledge level. I think tutoring is very beneficial for students precisely because it is tailored and focused on the student's needs, interests and speed of working, which maximizes engagement and retained learning for the student compared to classroom learning. Having spent the last six years as a private tutor, I believe active recall and spaced repetition are the most effective method for students to learn and retain information. I therefore engage students as much as possible with questions that stretch and engage them, as well as consolidate previous material we have already covered through appropriately intellectually challenging questions related to the material we discuss throughout lessons.